Mr.Carpenter is constantly afraid that he is going to oversleep and be late for work.As a result,he spends nearly an hour total each night making certain that his alarm clock is correctly set and saying,"It's set,it's set,it's set" each of the times he checks it.This repetitive action is what clinical psychologists refer to as a(n)

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Mr. Carpenter's repetitive action of checking his alarm clock is a compulsion, which is a repetitive behavior that someone feels the need to perform in response to an obsession (in this case, the fear of oversleeping).

MrCarpenter Is Constantly Afraid That He Is Going to Oversleep